Joshua 21:12

Joshua 21:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
• New International Version (NIV)But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

Context of Joshua 21:12

10and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot); 11and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it. But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 13And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs, 14and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

Joshua 21:12 word by word

וְאֶת־שְׂדֵ֥ה הָעִ֖יר וְאֶת־חֲצֵרֶ֑יהָ נָֽתְנ֛וּ לְכָלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה בַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהyephûnneh · JephunnehH3312
• possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272

Cross-references for Joshua 21:12

• Joshua 14:13And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
• 1 Chronicles 6:55and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

Commentaries on Joshua 21:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The fields of the city - gave they to Caleb - This was an exclusive privilege to him and his family, with which the grant to the Levites did not interfere. See the notes on Joshua 14:14.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-42Verses 9-42 By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel more diffused amongst us. (Jos…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-42The descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities, the rest of the Kohathite clan received ten, the descendants of Gershon received thirteen, and the Merari clan received twelve. There were a total of forty-eight Levitical cities. Each tribe had four Levitical cities, except Judah had eight, Simeon had one, and Naphtali had three. Six of the Levitical cities were also cities of refuge (20:7–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-429-40. they gave ... these cities which are here mentioned by name--It was overruled by the unerring providence of the Divine Lawgiver that the cities of the priests lay within the territories of Judah and Benjamin. This was a provision, the admirable wisdom and propriety of which were fully manifested on the schism that took place in the reign of Rehoboam.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 21:12

• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Caleb
• Judah, Tribe of
• Levite
• Criticism
• Ezekiel
• Joshua (2)
• Levitical Cities
• Merari
• Palestine Exploration
• Shiloh (2)

Commentaries on Joshua 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings